Tag: state budget
Massachusetts governor budgets for free community college
BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey unveiled a proposed $55.5 billion state budget on Wednesday – a plan that increases spending by more...
McKee’s sales tax cut too small to matter much, some observers...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposal to cut the state's sales tax from 7% to 6.85% is getting a tepid reception from policy analysts and...
Some R.I. officials say job vacancies a big part of projected...
The projected $610 million budget surplus awaiting the General Assembly and the administration of Gov. Daniel J. McKee has been the subject of speculation...
RIPTA launches fare-free pilot program on R-Line
PROVIDENCE – Public transit riders can now ride one of Rhode Island's most popular bus routes free for one year.
R.I. Public Transit Authority on...
Pandemic, progressives, new House leadership could put twist on contentious issues
The 2021 legislative session is shaping up to be another severe departure from the norm, with a temporary change of venue for both chambers,...
Pandemic offers R.I. leaders a chance to reassess priorities
Rhode Island has been hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic than most states, and the economic fallout has left the General Assembly with a...
Hospitals balk at proposals in Raimondo’s budget plan
Hospitals in Rhode Island stand to lose more than $17 million in state money and millions more in matching federal funds if a proposed...
House Finance Committee to consider 2019 state budget
PROVIDENCE – A key legislative committee on Friday is expected to take up revisions to the fiscal year 2019 state budget proposal released earlier...
Reconciliation line-item veto needed
As the General Assembly embarks on the second half of its 2018 session, Sen. Ryan William Pearson, D-Cumberland, has made a common-sense proposal for...
PBN on WJAR-TV, March 19, 2018, ‘Is sports betting a budget...
PROVIDENCE – Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss the newspaper’s most recent cover story...